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Whole Wide World   by The Monkees
EWhen I was a Ayoung Eboy, mama she sAaid to me,
"TheEre's only Aone girl in the world for you,
AEnd she Aprobably lives in Tahiti."
Or maEybe Ashe'Es in Athe Bahamas, where the Caribbean Sea is blue,
EWeeping Aaway iEn the tropical night, becAause nobody's told about you.
I'd go Ethe whole wide world, 
I'd gAo the whole wide world just to find her.
I'd go Ethe whole wide world,
I'd go the wAhole wide world to find out where they hide her. 
(play chords twice)
Why I’m hEanging around in the rAain out here, tErying to think of a gAirl
Why are Emy eye’s filling up with these lAonely tears, when this 
Egirl’s all over this wAorld.
Or is she Elying on a tropical beach someAwhere, uEnderneath the tropical 
Asun? HEiding away in the heat wavAe there, Ehoping that I won’t be Along?
I'd go Ethe whole wide world, 
I'd go the Awhole wide world just to find her.
I'd go Ethe whole wide world, 
I'd go the wAhole wide world to find out where they hide her.
I'd go Ethe whole wide world, 
I'd go the Awhole wide world just to find her.
I'd go Ethe whole wide world, 
I'd go the wAhole wide world to find out where they hide her.
I'd go Ethe whole wide world (Repeated to fade)

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Whole Wide World

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Whole Wide World by The Monkees

E A E A

When I was a young boy, mama she said to me,

E A

"There's only one girl in the world for you,

E A

And she probably lives in Tahiti."

E A E A

Or maybe she's in the Bahamas, where the Caribbean Sea is blue,

E A E A

Weeping away in the tropical night, because nobody's told about you.

I'd go the whole wide world,

I'd go the whole wide world just to find her.

I'd go the whole wide world,

I'd go the whole wide world to find out where they hide her.

(play chords twice)

E A E A

Why I’m hanging around in the rain out here, trying to think of a girl

E A

Why are my eye’s filling up with these lonely tears, when this

E A

girl’s all over this world.

E A E

Or is she lying on a tropical beach somewhere, underneath the tropical

A E A E A

sun? Hiding away in the heat wave there, hoping that I won’t be long?

I'd go the whole wide world,

I'd go the whole wide world just to find her.

I'd go the whole wide world,

I'd go the whole wide world to find out where they hide her.

I'd go the whole wide world,

I'd go the whole wide world just to find her.

I'd go the whole wide world,

I'd go the whole wide world to find out where they hide her.

I'd go the whole wide world (Repeated to fade)

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